The funny thing is that now they have an easy series of games - out of 5 games, the only serious rivals were Liverpool and somehow Chelsea managed to draw with them. Further games will be more intense and if Chelsea loses to the favorites and the same losers (in the moment) like Newcastle or United, then they simply will not rise from 14th place where they are now.
The team is not able to perform well even against weak opponents. Chelsea's performance in the first match of the season against Liverpool was quite good. They drew 1-1 in the match. But Chelsea's performance was poor in every subsequent match. Chelsea will play against Aston Villa in the next match. Aston Villa is not a strong team. But now they are in better form than Chelsea. Chelsea's main weakness is the poor bond between the players. This is why their performance is erratic. Chelsea's squad is strong enough. Chelsea's past record against Aston Villa is not good. Chelsea have lost their last two matches against Villa. Chelsea's chances of winning this match are also low.
I thought after the game against Liverpool that Chelsea is on a good way and did the right things to improve enough to at least be somewhat competitive. They have been the better team against Liverpool, played with high accuracy and good drive and passing to constantly keep Liverpool under pressure. But Liverpool is the team that used that game against Chelsea to analyze everything and learn from it whereas Chelsea is exactly where they stopped last season. When a team gets 1 out of 6 points in two games against Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth, what is their goal for the season supposed to be? It can't be the Champions League qualification. It can't be any of the UEFA qualifiers. Good for them that the teams behind them are that bad, but Burnley has two games less and Luton Town has one game less. Imagine what the table looks like when they win a few points in those games.
I would really like to know what's going on in the head of Todd Boehly and whether he is already desperate or still positive about the future.
Read this: The €1bn club: Chelsea's spending in three transfer windows
They spent €1.06 billion so far. They could have literally bought four Mbappes
